Long hard road (video)

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1. Way back in my memory there’s a scene that I recall

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of a little run-down cabin in the woods,

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where my daddy never promised that our blue moon would turn gold,

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but he lay awake nights wishin’ that it would.

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2. When the world was on our radio, hard work was on our minds,

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we lived our day to day in plain dirt fashion,

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with ole overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back,

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man it’s hard to make believe ain’t nothin’ wrong.

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But momma kept the bible read and daddy kept our family fed,

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and somewhere in between I must have grown,

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’cause someday I was dreamin’ that a song that I was singin’,

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takes me down the road to where I wanna go,

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now I know, it’s a long, hard road.

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3. Sometimes I remember when I stay up late at night,

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when the sun-up came we got up and went,

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in the shadows of a working day our moon-light hours spent,

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singin’ songs along with grandma’s radio.

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4. Now I’ve beaten down an old black-top road sleepin’ in a sack,

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living in my memories all in vain,

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’cause those city lights ain’t all that bright compared to what it’s like

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to see lightnin’ bugs go dancin’ in the rain.

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Momma played the guitar then

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and daddy made the saw-blade bend,

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and rain drops played the tin roof like a drum.

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But I just kept on dreamin’ that a song that I was singin’

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takes me down the road to where my name is known.

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Now I’ve gone, and it’s a long, hard road.

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Yes, I know, it’s a long, hard road.

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(Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)